Does the space race depend on the technology possessed by the Draper-powered rocket? Here is one of the most efficient models that has been tested
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Hypersonic engines have become one of the key pieces to understanding the future of aerospace engineering. Now, the startup Ursa Major just successfully complete the tests that make up your latest project, one of the most important rockets ever produced. Since last March, tests have been carried out that have aimed at developing an engine that has been able to start up to fifty times. Why can it do a great job over the next few years?
This hypersonic engine may hold the key to future space launches
Draper, as this new rocket module is known, runs on a combination of hydrogen peroxide and kerosene. This note is particularly interesting, since we are faced with fuels that can be stored at room temperature. Furthermore, the possibility that this combination can be kept in the rocket compartments allows said surplus to be used in Space, which makes this solution a very interesting proposal to achieve, for example, a controlled moon landing on the Moon.
Ursa Major has created a rocket propellant that still has room for improvement. Ursa Major
According to the official statement offered by Ursa Major, this rocket has a very moderate weight, since it is capable of setting a total amount of 1,814 kg on the scale. It is a technology that has the funding a contract with the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL for its acronym in English), so organizations such as NASA or DARPA could request an order over the next few years.
After having successfully achieved the first results in terms of its performance, it is time to wait to see which organization can take charge of its installation. It is an engine that It has been designed to be efficient in terms of consumption, as well as very manageable by the user. Ursa Major will continue working on obtaining an additional peak power while achieving greater energy savings, which would imply an increase in the number of missions to be carried out.
It should be noted, however, that this type of technology could also be used for purposes other than purely space ones. In fact, its aspirations could make it a more than valid alternative for the transport of nuclear warheads or, simply, conventional weapons. Countries like the United States or North Korea already have hypersonic equipment, which has become one of the most interesting deterrent technologies from a defensive point of view. Having this technology at the military level, therefore, may be an alternative that could have a certain viability.
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